So what it the cut off? I am not argentine, although I did live there for a few years. I have been an Argentina fan for more than half of my life. I would argue that I have a stronger claim to fandom than someone who has never set foot in the country and can't speak the language regardless of where their grandparents…

You'd think conservatives would love soccer and absolutely abhor the NFL.

Galeano's Open Veins of Latin America absolutely blew my mind when I read it as a freshman in college.

No, he's talking to women who will laud him with platitudes and cause his article to get passed around everywhere.

I got to ride in this very chassis by accident in 05'. Joey Hand was my driver, and those two glorious laps instantly convinced me to go up to the Skip Barber tent, and slap a down payment for the 3 day racing school. I almost didn't get a ride because of my height. We finally got the belt situation fixed, and you'd…

It's got music (Thankfully it's good music) but this is one of my favorite F1 videos.

I had a choice back in the day, to fly Mig 29s or the MI24s in the Czech Air Force. They sold the 29s to Poland in exchange for W-3 Sokols and helos didn't hold the same appeal as a fighter jet (never understood that move). So it was back to Mig 21/23 or the helo. Instead, I decided to defect to the US and fly Cessna…

The Donetsk Republic fighters are using asymmetric response to effect attrition on the limited Ukrainian materiel resources at Kyiv's disposal. It shouldn't take too long before Poroshenko uses up whatever inherited machines that he has left in working order. And Ukraine isn't getting any replacement parts from…

This mostly just boils down to "change is scary". If the majority of men as a group had to actually acknowledge that women face adversity because of their gender, that would mean that they would have to change their ways of thinking. They wouldn't be able to bond by sharing jokes about women drivers, or 'fake nerd…

People can recognize the merit of those things and think they are boring. She never said that feminism shouldn't exist or that it's bad, only that she wasn't interested in the subject. I'm a person of color as well and although I am thankful for anti-racism and civil rights movements and applaud what people in those…

So every woman who exists MUST be interested in feminism? She didn't say something stupid about it. She simply said she wasn't interested. Feminists honor a woman's right to make her own choices, no? So shouldn't LDR be allowed to choose not to be interested in feminism? And dumbing down her SpaceX interest by saying…

Politics 101: When your target demographic thinks you have nothing to offer them, your message isn't working. Feminists need to realize that these indifferent young women are not the problem. And neither is the media. And neither is the patriarchy. You're the problem. If feminism is no longer a word or a concept…

Gender equality just isn't everyone's passion, and y'all are gonna have to learn to make your peace with that instead of picking on people for it. It's fine, really! I bet many of you are just bored to tears by environmental activism, or by trying to find a cure for cancer, or economic justice, or whatever other…

"I know, I know... I'm writing to you now and that goes against your request."

I guess I'm confused about what's defined as awesome and what isn't. I mean, he kind of acknowledges that the heckler was attractive at the end, but spent most of that interaction telling her she was a horrible person. The black chick on the subway (Adepero Oduye!!!!) calls him out for being creepy. Parker Posey (book…

Louie has always been a surreal exaggeration. He's done the same thing for religion and homophobia, and this season's theme seems to be about gender politics when you consider the weird sexual themes and the "fat lady" episode. Don't take anything too literally. He's intentionally portraying the most pathetic man…

1) Elon is South African

I would submit the 1932 Ford. First V-8 for the masses.

I appreciate that you acknowledge that possibility, and I likewise acknowledge something more sinister may be afoot, but I think there are some differences from this troop movement and what we saw in Crimea. In both videos, we see artillery and tanks that if actually meant for infiltration into Ukraine would be a…

I understand the need for context. How about at least not taking sides? Whatever's going on in Ukraine right now, it's all very muddy, and almost no-one involved can be accused of having noble intentions. Also given America's recent history it's tough to be calling people out for invading anyone. The conflict is…